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If anyone could have looked into our kitchen just now, they would have seen both Kim and I running on the spot, flat out, arms and legs working like dirling whirvishes. And not once, or even twice, but three times, for 20 seconds each time, with a couple of minutes for recovery in between! We [...] If you didn’t see Horizon tonight and are interested in the health benefits of exercise, it makes essential watching! http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01cywtq/ The bottom line is that three bursts of max activity, duration 20 seconds each and interspersed with a recovery period, three times a week, can have a dramatic effect on both insulin retention and VO2 max [...] After the Saturday gardening, the Sunday run and the Monday work challenges, the idea of skipping training was appealing, but fortunately remained a pipe-dream. Even as we drove to Haywards Heath, my right ankle and left calf were complaining about their respective tasks in the driver’s footwell. The warm-up jog was almost enough to finish [...] Okay, so I knew it was a mistake putting old mushrooms in the compost heap last year… I even remember thinking so at the time. What came as a surprise however, was the return on my error. The bag was heavy enough that it felt like it contained potatoes… had my brother Nigel been [...] BIG man Daren is ever-present in our thoughts and our conversations so, although I’ve not run with him since September (can that be so?), it seemed like we’d only seen each other yesterday. We met at Jack & Jill windmills (we call it ‘Upstairs’, for obvious reasons… huh?) which this morning was as windswept [...] One of the keys to developing strong organisational strategies is deciding what you will not do. This was a little like the challenge I faced this morning, with too many options and only one pair of legs. Except that I didn’t really feel like doing any of them. It was a sunny day and [...] More running, skipping and jumping at Denise’s Monday Circuit session last night, although I’ve managed to tweak my back or neck in the process. Tony & Lee were absent so there was less mirth than normal, so instead Daryl kept pushing me into using heavier and heavier weights… it always makes me smile when you [...] Slightly unfair, I feel, the comment from Cliff on last Monday’s post, but the least I can do is to roll with it when I’ve blatantly blanked his excellent advice for such a long time. This week I had a moment to celebrate. In the past I have, on possibly two occasions, half-heartedly set out [...] Monday saw Kim and I brave a chilly night to attend Denise’s circuit class at the Dolphin Centre again. Last week didn’t seem to have a lasting after-effect in my muscles (yes yes, I can’t say what I mean without saying the word stiffness, which I’m sure will elicit a good snigger), so I upped [...] I always love the way that a covering of snow on the ground outside reflects the day onto the ceilings inside the house and enhances the quality of the light. I would be a very happy guineapig for a dimmable ceiling full of LED lights, but in the meantime I enjoy our occasional snowy days [...] |
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